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Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates move apart. At these boundaries, magma rises from the mantle, cooling and solidifying to create new crust.
At divergent plate boundaries, plates move away from each other. This movement creates a gap where magma rises from the mantle, solidifies, and forms new crust. This process is known as seafloor spreading. As a result, new oceanic crust is formed and the plates are constantly being pushed apart.
New oceanic crust is continually being created at the Mid-Ocean ridges.
Divergent boundaries occur when tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust, while convergent boundaries happen when plates collide, leading to the destruction or subduction of crust.
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Divergent boundaries form ocean ridges.
New crust is formed at a divergent boundary
New crust forms at divergent boundaries, where tectonic plates move away from each other. This process can occur in oceanic or continental crust.
A ridge with transverse faults is formed, where new oceanic crust (seafloor) is formed.
A ridge with transverse faults is formed, where new oceanic crust (seafloor) is formed.
New crust is formed at divergent boundaries. While an equal volume of new crust is forming the Earth still remains the same size.
the divergent bounday forms new crust
No, subduction zones are where tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other. New crust is formed at divergent plate boundaries, where plates move apart and magma rises to create new crust.
Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries where new oceanic crust forms as tectonic plates move apart. At these boundaries, magma rises from the mantle, cooling and solidifying to create new crust.
Divergent boundaries can create landforms such as rift valleys, mid-ocean ridges, and volcanoes. Rift valleys are formed on continents when tectonic plates pull apart, creating long, narrow valleys. Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges that form when new oceanic crust is created as plates move apart. Volcanoes can also form along divergent boundaries as magma rises to the surface through the newly formed crust.
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